Last Tuesday, October 2nd marked the highly–awaited debut of Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in the blockbuster film War. With a total of 4000 screens nationwide, the movie had a strong start by earning an impressive Rs. 53.35 crore on its first day itself. In the five–day extended weekend that followed, it garnered staggering business revenues of Rs. 166.25 cr, bringing much joy to all involved.
In this report, we analyze the achievements of War in its opening weekend at the box office. We highlight the remarkable records that were broken due to its incredible performance.
War, Hrithik Roshan’s most recent movie, shattered box office records and attained the highest opening weekend collection for any of his films: Rs. 166.25 cr! It far surpassed his previous movie Bang Bang’s weekend total of Rs. 94.13 cr, marking a brand new peak for the actor in terms of highest grossing openings!
With its grand opening, War has surpassed Tiger Shroff’s highest grossing movie Baaghi 2. On the first weekend itself, the movie collected an impressive Rs. 73.1 crore – a new high for the actor’s career.
Achieving more than his prior blockbuster, ‘Bang Bang’ which garnered Rs. 94.13 cr., filmmaker Siddharth Anand witnessed unprecedented success with ‘War’, turning it into the highest-grossing opening weekend in his portfolio. Following suit with stars such as Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, ‘War’ truly took flight in box office revenues!
In 2019, War was an exceptional success, creating the record for highest–grossing opening weekend for a Hindi film. War smashed the collections of Salman Khan’s Bharat, having brought in Rs. 150.10 cr, easily securing the title of highest opening grosser this year.
Released to celebrate India’s independence leader Mahatma Gandhi on the holiday of his birth, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s War had all the potential to be one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2019. That potential was well realized as it raked in tremendous numbers at the box office over its extended opening weekend, earning more than any other film released on Gandhi Jayanti has ever earned.
Released amidst the hustle and bustle of Navratri, War made its mark on box office records, grossing higher than any other film released during the festival period. Despite some dips in collection numbers, it is evident that this Yash Raj–produced blockbuster had a remarkable start at the cinemas.
War has set the bar higher, with its first Sunday collections having beaten those of Saaho, which stood at Rs. 29.48 cr to become the highest grosser of 2019 on a Sunday.
